Author: Benson Cheung

Benson recently completed his Honours BA in history and political science at the University of Toronto. His research interests stretch from historical dictatorships to contemporary political media and culture. During university, Benson was a highly enthusiastic member of the Model UN community, helped establish refugee fundraising non-profit ‘Borderless’, and has contributed to numerous undergraduate journals and publications. He hopes to continue to pursue academia in the future.

What does an alt-right executive branch look like? Benson Cheung explores alt-right ideologue Steve Bannon’s ascendancy in the Trump administration, in the fourth part of an occasional series on the Nationalist wing of the Trump administration.

What was Steve Bannon’s plan for saving Western civilization? Benson Cheung explores alt-right ideologue Steve Bannon’s plan for salvation, in the third part of an occasional series on the Nationalist wing of the Trump administration.

Who are the enemies of the West, according to the alt-right? Benson Cheung explores alt-right ideologue Steve Bannon’s beliefs about he thinks ails Western civilization these days, in the second part of an occasional series on the Nationalist wing of the Trump administration.

What do the power brokers in the White House believe? Benson Cheung explores alt-right ideologue Steve Bannon’s ideology, in the first part of an occasional series on Trumpism’s authoritarian nationalism.

How did Russia learn to use the Internet to strengthen authoritarianism? Benson Cheung interviews Ilya Maslyanskyy about how Russia learned to use threats, trolls, and Twitter bots to control the Internet since 2011.

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